Biogenesis of iron-sulfur proteins in eukaryotes: Components, mechanism and pathology

Mitochondrion

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 71-86

  Gerber, Jana ^a   Lill, Roland ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ABC transporter; Eukaryotes; Frataxin; Iron sulfur protein; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ACONITATE HYDRATASE; BIOTIN SYNTHASE; ENDONUCLEASE; FRATAXIN; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; GLUTATHIONE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; PROTEIN DNAJ; PROTEIN DNAK; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE); SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE); UBIQUINOL CYTOCHROME C REDUCTASE;

BIOGENESIS; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW; SIDEROBLASTIC ANEMIA; X CHROMOSOME;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036839455     PISSN: 15677249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-7249(02)00041-7     Document Type: Article

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